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JESUS, THE WORD OF GOD
Jn.1:1,14 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was God….And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt
among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the
Father,) full of grace and truth.”
Rev.19:13 “And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in
blood: and his name is called The Word of God.”
See also
1Jn.1:1.
Jesus is the
eternal word of God. He is the word of life. He is the living word behind the
written word. As we study the Bible let us recognise that Jesus is the grand
theme of the word.
THE WORD IN CREATION
Ps.33:6 “By the word of the LORD were the heavens
made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.”
Heb.11:3 “Through faith we understand that the worlds
were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of
things which do appear.”
See also Heb.1:3;
2Pet.3:5-7.
The Lord Jesus created all things. God spoke the world into existence. He upholds all things by the power of His word. Let us put our trust in His word for it is powerful.
Js.1:18 “Of his own will begat he us with the word of
truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”
1Pet.1:23 “Being born again, not of corruptible seed,
but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”
Acts 13:48 “And when the Gentiles heard this, they
were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to
eternal life believed.”
See also
Jn.5:24; 2Tim.3:15; 2Cor.5:19.
We are begotten
by the incorruptible word of God. Our salvation rests in the word of God. By
His word of reconciliation we who are afar off have been brought near. May we
who are born again glorify His word.
THE WORDS OF LIFE
See also
Jn.6:68; Ph.2:16.
The Bible contains the words of life. The Lord
Jesus has given us the words of eternal life. There is no life apart from His
word.
STUDY THE WORD
2Tim.2:15 “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a
workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
2Tim.3:16—17 “All scripture is given by inspiration of
God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly
furnished unto all good works.”
1Pet.2:2 “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of
the word, that ye may grow thereby.”
Js.1:21 “Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and
superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which
is able to save your souls.”
Heb.5:12-14 “For when for the time ye ought to be
teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles
of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of
strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of
righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of
full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to
discern both good and evil.”
Ps.119:18 “Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold
wondrous things out of thy law.”
Is.28:9-10 “Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom
shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and
drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept;
line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little.”
See also
Deut.4:2; Rev.22:18-19; Ps.119:148; Lk.24:19; Acts 17:11; Acts 20:32;
2Pet.1:19.
We must study
the word of God to show ourselves approved unto God. We cannot know the
mysteries of God, the promises or requirements of God unless we study His word.
His word reveals His mind and will and all that pertain to life and godliness.
Let us study the word prayerfully and diligently and grow in the grace and
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
LIVE BY THE WORD
Deut.11:18 “Therefore shall ye lay up these my words
in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that
they may be as frontlets between your eyes.”
Job 23:12 “Neither have I gone back from the
commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my
necessary food.”
Mat.4:4 “But he answered and said, It is written, Man
shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God.”
Col.3:16 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly
in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”
See also
Lk.10:38-42; Deut.11:18-21; Ps.119:103; Jer.15:16.
We need
spiritual food to sustain our spiritual lives. He who is content with just the
bread of this world and has neglected to feed on the bread of life shall suffer
spiritual loss. His life shall be
impoverished. May the word of Christ dwell richly in us that we may supply the
body of Christ.
OBEY THE WORD
Ez.33:31-32 “And they come unto thee as the people
cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but
they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their
heart goeth after their covetousness. And, lo, thou art unto them as a very
lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument:
for they hear thy words, but they do them not.”
Lk.11:28 “But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they
that hear the word of God, and keep it.”
Jn.14:23 “Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man
love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come
unto him, and make our abode with him.”
Js.1:22 “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers
only, deceiving your own selves.”
1Jn.2:5 “But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is
the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.”
Rev.3:10 “Because thou hast kept the word of my
patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come
upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.”
See also
Ps.78:1; Pr.13:13; Is.5:24; Is.66:5; Jn.8:31; Jn.15:7; 1Jn.2:14.
The blessings
and promises of God are for those who obey the word. Too many people are
hearers only. Blessed are those who hear and keep the word. When we obey His
word, God will make His abode with us and we shall enter into His delights.
HIS SURE WORD
2Sam.22:31 “As for God, his way is perfect; the word
of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.”
Ps.119:89 “For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in
heaven.”
Is.40:8 “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but
the word of our God shall stand for ever.”
Mat.24:35 “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my
words shall not pass away.”
See also
Neh.9:7-8; Ps.33:4; Ps.130:5; 1Pet.1:24-25.
God’s word is
settled forever in heaven. The word of God is tried and sure. We can stand on
the promises of God for they shall not fail. All the words of God shall come to
pass. His word endures forever.
THE WORD OF TRUTH
Jn.17:17 “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is
truth.”
Eph.1:13 “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard
the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye
believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.”
Col.1:5 “For the hope which is laid up for you in
heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel.”
See also
Dan.10:21; 2Tim.2:15; Js.1:18.
The Bible is
like no other book. It has stood the test of time. It is the truth of God and
contains no errors. It has proved to be scientifically and historically
accurate. But much more than that, the truth of God’ word has set men free from
bondage.
THE WORD OF FAITH
Rom.10:8,17 “But what saith it? The word is nigh thee,
even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we
preach;…. So
then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
1Tim.4:6 “If thou put the brethren in remembrance of
these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in
the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.”
Let us feed on
His word and be nourished upon the words of faith. As we study His word we
shall grow in our faith towards God for His word brings faith. May we be
established in His word and be not moved.
THE WORD OF COMFORT AND HEALING
Ps.107:20 “He sent his word, and healed them, and
delivered them from their destructions.”
Rom.15:4 “For whatsoever things were written aforetime
were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the
scriptures might have hope.”
Heb.6:5 “And have tasted the good word of God, and the
powers of the world to come.”
There is a balm
in
THE PURITY OF THE WORD
Ps.12:6 “The words of the LORD are pure words: as
silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.”
Ps.119:140 “Thy word is very pure: therefore thy
servant loveth it.”
Pr.30:5 “Every word of God is pure: he is a shield
unto them that put their trust in him.”
Our God is pure
and holy and therefore His word is pure. As we approach His word let us not be
careless with it. Every word of God is pure; let us not trifle with it. Let its
purity fill us that we would become pure unto Him.
CLEANSING BY THE WORD
Ps.119:9-11 “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his
way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my whole heart have I
sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in
mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”
Jn.15:3 “Now ye are clean through the word which I
have spoken unto you.”
The word of God
is able to cleanse us. Let us hide His word in our hearts, that we might not
sin against God. The more His word resides in us the more we shall shun the
evil things and cling to that which is good and holy.
THE LIGHT OF THE WORD
Ps.119:105 “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
The road ahead
may look confusing, tomorrow filled with perplexity and uncertainty but the
word of God shows us His way. His way is a lamp unto our feet so that every
step may be sure. His word is a light unto our path so that our journey is not
shrouded in darkness. By His word we are enlightened with His wisdom and guidance.
THE BURDEN AND INCREASE OF THE WORD
Jer.20:9 “Then I said, I will not make mention of him,
nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning
fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not
stay.”
2Tim.4:2 “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.”
Acts 12:24 “But the word of God grew and multiplied.”
Acts 19:20 “So mightily grew the word of God and
prevailed.”
See also
2Tim.2:9; Acts 6:7.
There is a
direct relationship between the burden and increase of the word. As the
soldiers of Christ gives themselves to prayer and study of the word a burden
will rise up in our hearts and we shall preach the word and the word shall
increase and prevail. Let us turn to His word and allow it to fill our hearts
and minds.
PERSECUTION FOR THE WORD
Mat.13:20-21 “But he that received the seed into stony
places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation
or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.”
Rev.6:9 “And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw
under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for
the testimony which they held.”
Rev.12:11 “And they overcame him by the blood of the
Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto
the death.”
See also
Rev.1:9.
Have we ever
been persecuted for the word? If we are living a godly life we shall be
persecuted. If we are not persecuted maybe the word is not abiding in us. Are
we prepared to suffer shame and persecution and even death for His word of
testimony in us? May we learn to endure hardness as good soldiers of Christ
Jesus.
JUDGEMENT AND THE WORD
Mk.8:38 “Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me
and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the
Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy
angels.”
Jn.12:48 “He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my
words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall
judge him in the last day.”
Those who seek
to discredit the word of God and mock it shall one day be greatly shocked. For
the very word they scoffed at shall judge them. Let us respect His word. Those
who claim to be Christians and are ashamed of the words of Christ, of them also
shall He be ashamed at His coming.
THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT
Joel 2:11 “And the LORD shall utter his voice before
his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word:
for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?”
Eph.6:17 “And take the helmet of salvation, and the
sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
Heb.4:12 “For the word of God is quick, and powerful,
and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of
soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the
thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Rev 19:14 “ And the armies which were in heaven
followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out
of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and
he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the
fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.”
See also
Mat.4:1-11; Jer.23:29; Lk.4:32.
The battle is on and the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but spiritual. We have but one weapon of offence and that is the word of God, the sword of the Spirit. The Lord Jesus overcame the temptations of Satan by quoting the word of God. We must learn to do likewise. The abiding word of God shall bring deliverance and victory. Let us hold fast to the word of God and be conquerors. Amen.